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26 May 2023: A three-year PhD position is available in the Department of Evolutionary Animal Ecology at the University of Bayreuth Germany, to study multimodal courtship signals. [view listing]

11 May 2023: Three postdoctoral researcher positions are available in the Riffell laboratory at the Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle WA (USA) to study (1) visual and olfactory integration in mosquitoes, (2) the effects of biogenic amines on mosquitoes and (3) olfactory learning in mosquitoes. [view listing]

24 April 2023: A Research Entomologist position is available at the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland (USA) to conduct basic and applied research on insect behavior. [view listing]

19 April 2023:  The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is hosting a Max Planck Research Group working in the area of chemically-mediated interactions among organisms. [view listing]

11 April 2023:  A four-year postdoc position is available at The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (ETH-Domain), Switzerland, to work on the chemical ecology of oak-herbivore interactions. [view listing]

26 March 2023:  The Phytophagy Lab at Cornell University, led by Anurag Agrawal, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and natural products chemistry. [view listing]

26 March 2023:  The Institute for Organismic and Molecular Evolution at the University of Mainz is offering a PhD assistantship to study the real-time evolution of plant-herbivore interactions. [view listing]

2 March 2023:  Five doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School in Jena, Germany, to study ecological applications of molecular, chemical, and neurobiological techniques. [view listing]

1 March 2023:  The first issue of the 2023 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2023 officer election through May 1st. Please log into your account to vote. [view newsletters]

9 February 2023:  A one-year postdoc position is available in the Department of Biology at Lund University to work on the chemosensory receptor genes in arthropods. [view listing]

5 February 2023:  The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE) in Versailles, France, is offering a permanent scientist position to work on insect chemical ecology. [view listing]

3 February 2023:  The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University is offering a postdoctoral position to study biological nitrification inhibitors in wheat. [view listing]

1 February 2023:  A PhD assistantship is available at Bielefeld University to study the predator-related chemical cues used by gastropods. [view listing]

17 January 2023:  Apex Bait Technologies is seeking a chemical ecologist with expertise in control of insect pests. [view listing]

21 November 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available with Agriodor to study semiochemical-based methods of controlling thrips. [view listing]

2 November 2022:  The third issue of the 2022 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! Nominations are open for awards and officers, and the society is seeking a new webmaster. [view newsletters]

27 October 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech to study insecticide resistance evolution through chemical ecology. [view listing]

26 October 2022:  The Research Institute for Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology (IRSEA) is seeking a researcher specializing in invertebrate chemical ecology. [view listing]

25 October 2022:  MS and PhD assistantships are available in the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University to study the chemical ecology of multitrophic interactions in forest ecosystems. [view listing]

22 September 2022:  A project is available at Bielefeld University for a doctoral student to study inducible chemical defenses in a freshwater gastropod. [view listing]

14 September 2022:  The USDA-ARS Chemistry Research Unit at the Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study defensive compounds of maize and other crops.[view listing]

18 August 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University to study chemical ecology in crop-pest systems. [view listing]

13 July 2022:  The second issue of the 2022 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

27 June 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available at Cornell University to study chemical ecology and coevolution between milkweeds and their insect herbivores. [view listing]

25 June 2022:  A position is available at Bielefeld University for a doctoral student to study the chemical cues that induce defenses in a freshwater snail. [view listing]

1 June 2022:  Abstract submission for the 37th annual ISCE meeting in Kuala Lumpur has been extended to 10 June 2022. [meeting info]

23 May 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available in the Jander Lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute to analyze the root metabolites and exudates of maize. [view listing]

11 May 2022:  The USDA Agricultural Research Service is accepting applications for a research entomologist to study the chemical ecology of filth fly pests of livestock. [view listing]

17 April 2022:  Postdoctoral positions are available to study the chemical ecology of varroa mites (Simon Fraser University) and the interactions of pest insects and their host plants (USDA-ARS). [view listing]

8 April 2022:  The Department of Biology at Lund University is seeking applicants for a senior lecturer position in chemical ecology. [view listing]

28 March 2022:  Six doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School in Jena, Germany, to study ecological applications of molecular, chemical, and neurobiological techniques. [view listing]

27 March 2022:  The USDA-ARS Chemistry Research Unit is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study the impact of environmental stress on production of defensive compounds in maize and other plants. [view listing]

3 March 2022: The first issue of the 2022 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2022 officer election through May 1st. Please log into your account to vote. [view newsletters]

17 February 2022:  The Mass spectra for Chemical Ecology (MACE) database is now open to the research community. Chemical ecologists are encouraged to contribute!

2 February 2022:  Apex Bait Technologies is seeking a chemical ecologist with expertise in entomology or organic chemistry. [view listing]

1 February 2022:  A postdoctoral position is available at the University of Ulm with a broad focus on the chemical ecology of animal-plant interactions and insect behavior. [view listing]

4 January 2022:  Nattaro Labs is seeking a chemical ecologist to assist in developing products involved in the control of bed bugs. [view listing]

8 December 2021: Positions are available at the University of Nebraska for graduate students and postdocs interested in studying chemical ecology and behavioral neurobiology. [view listing]

23 November 2021: The Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University is soliciting applications for an assistant professor specializing in forest entomology and chemical ecology. [view listing]

21 November 2021: The International Union of Forest Research Organizations is highlighting student research in chemical ecology in three online symposia; interested students may register at the link above. [view meetings]

15 November 2021: The third issue of the 2021 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

8 September 2021: The LBVpam (Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies Applied to Aromatic and Medicinal Plants) at the University of Saint-Etienne is seeking candidates for a professorship specializing in plant metabolism and chemical ecology. [view listing]

19 August 2021: A postdoctoral position is available at Kansas State University to study the chemical ecology and chemosensory genomics of insect pests of stored products. [view listing]

20 July 2021: The second issue of the 2021 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

7 July 2021: A provisional program is now available for the 36th Annual ISCE meeting, which will be in an entirely virtual format. Please see the official meeting website for more details, and note the extended 26 July deadline for early registration. [view meetings]

29 June 2021: A postdoctoral position is available at the University of Saint-Etienne to study the role of flower volatiles in plant-microbe interactions. [view listing]

24 June 2021: A postdoctoral fellowship is available with the Robert Hanus Group at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Prague to study the queen pheromones of termites. [view listing]

21 April 2021: Registration is now open for the 36th Annual ISCE Meeting; the meeting will be held virtually, but registrants may indicate their interest in attending in person if restrictions allow. Please visit the official meeting website for more information.

15 April 2021: The ISCE is accepting applications for Student & Postdoc Travel Awards for the 36th Annual ISCE Meeting, due by 1 May 2021. These awards may offset travel costs or virtual registration fees. [view awards]

13 April 2021: The 17th Symposium on Insect Plant relationships (SIP2021) is open for registration, and will be held virtually from 25-30 July 2021. Visit the meeting website for more details. [view meetings]

13 April 2021: The 17th Symposium on Insect Plant relationships (SIP2021) is open for registration, and will be held virtually from 25-30 July 2021. Visit the meeting website for more details. [view meetings]

4 April 2021: The ISCE firmly condemns recent acts of hate and violence toward Asians. See here for a full statement from the society.

2 April 2021: A postdoctoral position is available at the University of Göttingen to study the chemical ecology of a bacterial pathogen of sugar beets and its insect vector. [view listing]

26 March 2021: Five doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School in Jena, Germany, to study ecological applications of molecular, chemical, and neurobiological techniques. [view listing]

23 March 2021: The Département des sciences naturelles at the Université du Québec en Outaouais invites applications for a tenure-track position in ecological biochemistry. [view listing]

22 March 2021: The first issue of the 2021 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2021 officer election through May 1st. Please log into your account to vote. [view newsletters]

22 March 2021: Positions are available for a doctoral student and postdoctoral researcher to study the chemical ecology of tritrophic systems at the University of Bern. [view listing]

18 March 2021: Apex Bait Technologies is seeking a chemical ecologist to assist with insect bait development. [view listing]

17 March 2021: A postdoctoral position is available at Acadia University to study the secondary metabolites of Psilocybe mushrooms. [view listing]

9 March 2021: Please see here for an update on the 2021 Annual Meeting, organized as a hybrid virtual/in-person meeting from 5-10 September 2021.

2 March 2021: A postdoctoral position is available in the Plant Chemical Ecology Lab at Florida International University to study secondary metabolites of Amazonian tree species. [view listing]

23 February 2021: The USDA Agricultural Research Service is seeking applicants for a research chemist to study natural and synthetic chemicals that affect arthropod behavior. [view listing]

2 February 2021: A postdoctoral position is available at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague to study the chemical ecology of bark beetles. [view listing]

8 January 2021: The International Union of Forest Research Organizations is presenting an online seminar series on the chemical ecology of bark and wood-boring insects, to be held through January – April. [view meetings]

25 December 2020: A position is available with Firmenich for a research scientist specializing in chemical ecology and entomology. [view listing]

17 December 2020: A PhD position is available in the Züst lab at the University of Zurich to study the chemical defenses of plants in the genus Erysimum. [view listing]

8 December 2020: A position is available at the University of Griefswald for a PhD student interested in the chemosensory biology of spiders. [view listing]

3 December 2020: Positions are available at North Carolina State University for two doctoral students to study the intersection of forest health genomics and chemical ecology. [view listing]

20 November 2020: The Vardi lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science is seeking doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to study the chemical ecology of microbial interactions in marine environments. [view listing]

12 November 2019: The third issue of the 2019 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

28 October 2020: The Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology at Technische Universität Braunschweig seeks a doctoral student to study insect adaptations to plant chemical defenses. [view listing]

30 September 2020: A postdoctoral position is available with the USDA-ARS in Hilo, Hawaii, to study microbial-produced chemical attactants and repellents of Bactrocera fruit flies. [view listing]

20 September 2020: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University to study the transfer of defensive compounds in plant communities. [view listing]

3 September 2020: The International Union of Forest Research Organizations is presenting five online seminars on the chemical ecology of forest insects, to be held every other Thursday from 17 September – 12 November. [view meetings]

31 July 2020: The second issue of the 2020 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

24 July 2020: A postdoctoral position is available in the group of Chemical Ecology at Bielefeld University to study the chemical ecology of the sawfly Athalia rosae. [view listing]

20 June 2020: PhD positions are available with the EXTEMIT-K project at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague to study the odorant receptor neurons of bark beetles. [view listing]

15 June 2020: Prof. Kyung-Saeng Boo, longtime ISCE member and founding member of APACE, has passed away at the age of 79. Please see here for more information.

8 June 2020: The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop procedures for metabolomic data analysis and a technician to assist in research on plant chemical ecology. [view listings]

5 June 2020: The ISCE echoes the message of protests calling out systemic racism in the U.S. and around the world. See here for a full statement from the society.

21 April 2020: The annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology has been postponed to 5–10 September 2021. See here for more information.

6 April 2020: The COVID-19 quarantine spurs an impromptu and historic meeting of 22 ISCE presidents.

2 April 2020: Three doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School in Jena, Germany, to study ecological applications of molecular, chemical, and neurobiological techniques. [view listing]

1 April 2020: A postdoctoral position is available jointly with FABI, University of Pretoria and the Canadian Forest Service to study the chemical ecology of insects in pine and eucalyptus habitats. [view listing]

30 March 2020: The short course in insect chemical ecology at Pennsylvania State University has been postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19. Please see here for more details.

19 March 2020: Abstract submission for the 36th annual ISCE meeting has been extended until 13 April. Please see the official conference website for more details.

24 February 2020: Positions are available at the University of Alberta for both a Master’s and PhD student to study the pheromone biology of agriculturally-important midge species. [view listing]

17 February 2020: The first issue of the 2020 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2020 officer election through April 1st. Please log into your account to vote.

14 February 2020: A PhD position is available in the group of Chemical Ecology at Bielefeld University to study the role of intraspecific plant chemodiversity in interactions with aphids. [view listing]

25 January 2020: The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research is seeking a doctoral student to study the ecology and evolution of chemical defenses in a nightshade. [view listing]

21 January 2020: A position is available at the Czech University of Life Sciences for a doctoral student to study pheromone communication in termites. [view listing]

13 January 2020: A postdoctoral position is available at the Federal University of São Carlos to study essential oil formulations used to control insects. [view listing]

3 January 2020: Two PhD positions are available at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology to study plant volatiles and chemodiversity. [view listings]

21 December 2019: A PhD fellowship is available at Aarhus University to study the patterns and pathways of plant primary and secondary metabolites in the legume rhizosphere. [view listing]

14 December 2019: ISCE Member Dr. Walter Leal presents the Entomological Society of America’s Founders’ Memorial Lecture, honoring the life and work of chemical ecologist Dr. Tom Eisner. [view plenary]

12 December 2019: Two PhD positions are available in the group of Chemical Ecology at Bielefeld University to study the role of intraspecific plant chemodiversity in interactions with aphids or flower visiting insects. [view listing]

3 December 2019: The Saporito lab at John Carroll University has a position for an M.S. student interested in studying the chemical ecology of tropical poison frogs. [view listing]

27 November 2019: Several PhD and postdoctoral positions are available to study numerous aspects of chemical ecology within the Max Planck Center next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology (nGICE). [view listing]

15 November 2019: A PhD fellowship is available through the EXTEMIT-K project to study forest chemical ecology at the Czech University of Life Sciences. [view listing]

13 November 2019: A position is available at the Israeli Agricultural Research Organization to study attractants of plant mites. [view listing]

1 November 2019: A position is available with Firmenich for a chemical ecologist with a background in analytical chemistry and electrophysiology. [view listing]

26 October 2019: A postdoctoral position is available in the Loeb lab at Cornell University to study repellents and attractants of Drosophila suzukii. [view listing]

22 October 2019: A doctoral position is available at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology to study VOC emission in complex plant communities. [view listing]

16 October 2019: The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study the molecular mechanism of plant volatile modification and perception by insects. [view listing]

26 September 2019: The third issue of the 2019 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

12 September 2019: A PhD position is available in the Forest Pathology lab at SLU-Alnarp to study volatile compounds as indicators of pathogens and pests of trees. [view listing]

11 September 2019: Two positions are available with Firmenich to study the chemosensory biology and chemoreceptors of arthropods. [view listing]

22 August 2019: Apex Bait Technologies is seeking a research scientist with expertise in chemical ecology to develop new technologies for control of bed bugs. [view listing]

20 August 2019: A symposium is planned in memory of Prof. Koji Nakanishi for 28 March, 2020, at Columbia University. Please respond here if you are interested in attending, and additional information will be forthcoming for attendees.

6 August 2019: A postdoctoral position is available to study the interaction of ozone and floral volatiles at the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive at CNRS. [view listing]

6 August 2019: The Tholl lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech is hiring a postdoctoral researcher to study the biosynthetic evolution of terpene pheromones and defense metabolites in insects. [view listing]

2 August 2019: A postdoctoral position is available at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden to study ontogenetic changes in plant chemical defenses. [view listing]

29 July 2019: A postdoctoral position is available in the fields of insect behavior, chemical/molecular ecology, and pest management in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University. [view listing]

24 July 2019: A postdoctoral position is available at Louisiana State University to study plant chemical defenses and plant-herbivore interactions in coastal wetlands. [view listing]

4 July 2019: Bedoukian Research is sponsoring the design of a new tie and scarf that capture the scientific breadth of the ISCE. The winner will receive a monetary prize and travel support to the 2020 ISCE meeting in South Africa. Click here for more details!

3 July 2019: The Whitehead lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech is hiring a postdoctoral researcher to study the chemical ecology of seed dispersal interactions. [view listing]

21 June 2019: The Chemical Ecology group at Bielefeld University is seeking a doctoral student to study the detoxification of plant compounds by selected herbivorous insect species. [view listing]

5 June 2019: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University to study the cardiac glycosides of milkweed. [view listing]

26 May 2019: The Division of Agricultural Entomology at the University of Göttingen invites applications for a postdoctoral position in agricultural entomology and applied chemical and molecular ecology. [view listing]

22 May 2019: The second issue of the 2019 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

19 May 2019: A PhD position is available with the Molecular Evolutionary Biology and Chemical Communication group at the University of Münster to study sexual signaling in parasitoid wasps. [view listing]

9 April 2019: The International Max Planck Research School invites applications for five doctoral students to join several ongoing projects in the field of chemical ecology. [view listing]

17 March 2019: A doctoral student position is available at Lund University to study odorant receptors in several species of bark beetles. [view listing]

18 February 2019: The first issue of the 2019 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2019 officer election. Please log into your account to vote.

9 February 2019: Student travel awards are available for attending the 2019 ISCE meeting in Atlanta, Georgia! The deadline for submitting applications is 1 March 2019. [view award]

9 February 2019: The Tholl lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a Master’s or Ph.D. student to study stink bug pheromone metabolism and engineering in trap crops. [view listing]

4 February 2019: A postdoctoral position is available with Project EXTEMIT-K to functionally characterize olfactory receptor neurons in spruce bark beetles. [view listing]

4 February 2019: A postdoctoral position is available with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) to study the chemical ecology of spotted wing Drosophila. [view listing]

16 January 2019: In honor of Dr. Jerrold Meinwald‘s birthday, the ISCE reissues six short videos originally presented at the 2017 ISCE/APACE meeting in Kyoto, Japan. [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6]

12 January 2019: The Keefover-Ring lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to study sex determination and chemical ecology of the Salicaceae. [view listing]

12 January 2019: A PhD position is available at the University of Birmingham to study the combined effect of human pollutants and herbivory on the volatile profiles of plants. [view listing]

25 November 2018: A conference entitled “New avenues for the behavioral manipulation of disease vectors“, covering many aspects of chemoreception-mediated behavior, will take place in Tours, France, from 21-23 May, 2019. [view meetings]

15 November 2018: A PhD position is available at the University of Reading to study how vegetation affects the structure of pheromone plumes. [view listing]

4 November 2018: A PhD position is available at the University of Göttingen to study chemo-ecological interactions between crop plants, fungi, and soil fauna. [view listing]

30 October 2018: The third issue of the 2018 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

25 October 2018: A postdoctoral position to study the chemical ecology of mimicry rings is available in the Schulz lab at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. [view listing]

24 October 2018: The Helms Lab in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University is recruiting doctoral and Master’s students interested in chemical ecology and plant-insect interactions. [view listing]

10 October 2018: The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking to hire an assistant professor specializing in forest entomology. [view listing]

30 September 2018: A postdoctoral position is available jointly in the Hanley lab (University of Plymouth) and van Dam lab (iDiv, Leipzig, Germany) to study seedling resistance to herbivory. [view listing]

21 August 2018: Keele University is seeking a research associate who will use chemical ecology to develop new management solutions for fall armyworm. [view listing]

15 August 2018: The Lindroth research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a technician or postdoctoral researcher to manage projects involving natural products chemistry and plant-insect interactions. [view listing]

14 August 2018: Two postdoctoral opportunities are available at the University of Neuchâtel to manage an arthropod behavior and electrophysiology platform and screen potential attractants and repellents. [view listing]

13 August 2018: Charles Sturt University is seeking high quality applicants for two PhD scholarships to research aspects of dung beetle biology and chemical ecology. [view listing]

8 August 2018: A PhD position is available to study the effects of sublethal insecticide concentrations on the behavior of insects in the Department of Chemical Ecology at Bielefeld University. [view listing]

26 July 2018: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute invites applications for a marine chemical ecologist at the Associate Professor or Professor rank. [view listing]

24 July 2018: The Joint Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Groups “Pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated production” and “Integrated protection of fruit crops” will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 20-25 January 2019. [view meetings]

8 August 2018: A PhD position is available to study the effects of sublethal insecticide concentrations on the behavior of insects in the Department of Chemical Ecology at Bielefeld University. [view listing]

26 July 2018: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute invites applications for a marine chemical ecologist at the Associate Professor or Professor rank. [view listing]

24 July 2018: The Joint Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Groups “Pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated production” and “Integrated protection of fruit crops” will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 20-25 January 2019. [view meetings]

15 July 2018: The second issue of the 2018 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

14 July 2018: The Steinbauer lab at La Trobe University is seeking a doctoral student to study the chemical ecology of the invasive coastal tea tree in Australia and South Africa. [view listing]

27 June 2018: The EXTEMIT-K project at the Czech University of Life Sciences is seeking a doctoral student to study the chemoreceptors of bark beetles. [view listing]

22 May 2018: The Leal lab at the University of California, Davis is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral scholar with experience in the molecular basis of insect olfaction. [view listing]

30 April 2018: The ISCE mourns the passing of Dr. Jerrold (Jerry) Meinwald, one of the founding fathers of chemical ecology, who died peacefully of cancer April 23, 2018 at the age of 91. Dr. Meinwald was internationally recognized for his research, contributing hundreds of articles to the field of chemical ecology and advocating for the science at home and abroad. For more about Dr. Meinwald’s life, please continue reading here, or view this video tribute.

30 April 2018: The Fifth Congress of the Latin American Association of Chemical Ecology (ALAEQ) will be held from 23-26 October, 2018, in Valparaíso, Chile.

28 April 2018: The Lindroth research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a project manager for research involving natural products chemistry and plant-insect interactions. [view listing]

20 April 2018: The Hillier lab at Acadia University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow and a doctoral student to study the evolution of odorant receptors in heliothine moths. [view listing]

30 March 2018: The International Max Planck Research School invites applications for five doctoral students to join several ongoing projects in the field of chemical ecology. [view listing]

17 March 2018: The first issue of the 2018 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2018 officer election. Please log into your account to vote.

3 March 2018: A postdoctoral position is available jointly with the University of Paris and the Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon to study links between embryogenesis and nestmate recognition in ant larvae. [view listing]

22 February 2018: The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for an assistant professorship in evolutionary chemical ecology. [view listing]

19 February 2018: The Tholl lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a doctoral student to study the biosynthesis of terpene pheromones in stink bugs. [view listing]

2 February 2018: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University to study the causal bases of plant resistance to insects. [view listing]30 January 2018: Student travel awards are available for attending the 2018 ISCE meeting in Budapest, Hungary! The deadline for submitting applications is 5 April 2018; click here for more information.

18 December 2017: The Cardé lab at the University of California, Riverside is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop lures and surveillance strategies targeting Aedes aegypti. [view listing]

16 December 2017: A half-time postdoctoral position is available with the Chemical Ecology group at at Bielefeld University to analyze metabolic fingerprints and profiles of several animal species. [view listing]

15 December 2017: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology invites applications from outstanding scientists for the position of Director. [view listing]

6 December 2017: A postdoctoral position is available with the Chemical Ecology group at at Bielefeld University to study the chemical ecology of sawflies. [view listing]

29 November 2017: The Department of Entomology at Cornell University seeks to fill a tenure-track position in applied insect chemical ecology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. [view listing]

23 November 2017: The third issue of the 2017 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

23 November 2017: Two postdoctoral positions are available with the Chemical Ecology Unit at SLU Alnarp to study chemical communication between microbes and insects. [view listing]

9 November 2017: The Rowland lab at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study aposematism and chemical defenses in insects. [view listing]

27 October 2017: The Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Plant Volatiles will be held over 3-9 February 2018 in Lucca, Italy. [view meetings]

12 October 2017: The Jena School for Microbial Communication is seeking a doctoral student to study interactions between pea aphids and their bacterial symbionts. [view listing]

9 October 2017: A position is available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for a doctoral student to study oviposition site selection in mosquitoes. [view listing]

8 September 2017: A postdoctoral position is available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to study the olfactory genetics of mosquitoes. [view listing]

30 August 2017: The Beckman lab at Utah State University is seeking a doctoral student to study variation in the defensive traits of leaves, fruits, and seeds of Panamanian trees and shrubs. [view listing]

14 August 2017: The Département des sciences naturelles at the Université du Québec en Outaouais invites applications for a tenure track professor position in chemical ecology and natural product chemistry. [view listing]

1 August 2017: The Paris lab at James Cook University invites applicants for a doctoral scholarship to study the pack-forming pheromones of African wild dogs. [view listing]

31 July 2017: A postdoctoral fellowship is available at SLU Alnarp to study the chemical communication between apple trees, microbes, and insects. [view listing]

14 July 2017: The second issue of the 2017 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

13 July 2017: Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Fukami Lab at Stanford University to study the chemical ecology of nectar-inhabiting bacteria and yeasts. [view listing]

11 July 2017: The Chemical Ecology Unit at SLU Alnarp is recruiting a doctoral student to investigate chemosensory signals that influence the behavior of Drosophila suzukii. [view listing]

10 July 2017: The International Max Planck Research School invites applications for five doctoral students to join several ongoing projects in the field of chemical ecology. [view listing]

14 June 2017: New book on monarch-milkweed chemical ecology: “Monarchs and milkweed,” authored by ISCE member Anurag Agrawal. Please visit the publisher’s website for more information!

10 June 2017: Science Club: ISCE member Dr. Anurag Agrawal interviews Dr. Paul Feeny about his life and career at Cornell and his experiences with chemical ecology. [view interview]

17 May 2017: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is seeking a doctoral student to characterize the genes in longhorned beetles that encode plant cell wall degrading enzymes. [view listing]

30 April 2017: The Hillier Lab at Acadia University is seeking a doctoral student and postdoctoral researcher to conduct research on pheromone diversity in heliothine moths. [view listing]

4 April 2017: A PhD research assistantship is available to study the chemical ecology of plant-herbivore-natural enemy interactions in the Fadamiro lab at Auburn University. [view listing]

23 March 2017: The Czech University of Life Sciences invites applications for ten doctoral students and six postdoctoral researchers to study the chemical ecology of bark beetles and spruce trees as part of the EXTEMIT-K project. [view listing]

19 March 2017: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Salzburg is seeking two doctoral students to study the pollinators and floral scent of the brood-site deceptive plant Arum maculatum. [view listing]

27 February 2017: The first issue of the 2017 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2017 officer election. Please log into your account to vote.

30 January 2017: A postdoctoral position in the molecular biology of chemoreception is available in the laboratories of Dr. Nael McCarty at Emory University and Dr. Julia Kubanek at the Georgia Institute of Technology. [view listing]

29 January 2017: The Tholl lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a Master’s student to study the biosynthesis and engineering of insect pheromones in stink bugs. [view listing]

27 January 2017: The Center for Chemical Ecology at Pennsylvania State University will host the short course in insect chemical ecology (ICE 17) from 31 May – 14 June, 2017. For registration and further details, please visit the course website.

26 January 2017: A postdoctoral research fellowship is available in the Rueppell lab at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to study signals that elicit hygienic behavior of honey bees toward brood to combat Varroa mites. [view listing]

25 January 2017: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is seeking a doctoral student to study the adaptation of the moth Heliothis subflexa to anti-herbivore compounds of Physalis plants. [view listing]5 January 2017: Two PhD opportunities are available through Macquarie University to investigate the chemical ecology of Bactrocera fruit flies. [view listing]

15 December 2016: A postdoctoral position is available at the University of Ulm with a combined focus on chemical ecology research and undergraduate instruction. [view listing]

10 November 2016: New book publication: “Pheromone Communication in Moths,” edited by members Jeremy Allison and Ring Cardé. Please visit the publisher’s website for more information!

9 November 2016: The School of Life Sciences at Keele University is looking to appoint an internationally recognized research-active professor in insect chemical ecology. [view listing]

29 October 2016: The third issue of the 2016 ISCE newsletter is available online. [view newsletters]

5 October 2016: The Jena School for Microbial Communication and the International Leibniz Research School invite applications for 11 doctoral research positions. [view listing]

15 September 2016: Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta to study conifer defenses in response to insect herbivory. [view listing]

9 September 2016: The Keefover-Ring lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study sex determination and chemical ecology of multiple dioecious species in the Salicaceae. [view listing]

9 September 2016: The McArt lab at Cornell University is seeking a research associate to study pesticide chemistry and manage a chemical ecology core facility. [view listing]

4 September 2016: New book publication: “Chemical Ecology,” edited by members Anne-Geneviève Bagnères and Martine Hossaert-McKey. Please visit the publisher’s website for more information!

2 September 2016: The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University is seeking an assistant professor of entomology and chemical ecology. [view listing]

16 August 2016: The University of Neuchâtel, in partnership with CABI Europe-Switzerland, offers a Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management focusing on agriculture in developing countries. Please visit the website for information on the program and available scholarships. Application deadline: Sep. 1.

15 July 2016: The Cardé lab at the University of California, Riverside is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study pheromone communication in Helicoverpa moths. [view listing]

15 July 2016: The International Max Planck Research School invites applications for PhD students in several fields, including chemical ecology. [view listing]

30 June 2016: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University is seeking an assistant or associate professor to join the Institute for Crop Resistance and Chemical Ecology. [view listing]

9 June 2016: The second issue of the 2016 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! [view newsletters]

8 June 2016: The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is seeking an associate professor to develop research in chemical ecology. Candidates must be fully fluent in Spanish to interact with other colleagues, teach courses and advise students. [view listing]

17 May 2016: The Laboratory for Bioanalytical Chemistry at the University of Neuchâtel is recruiting doctoral students to study chemical communication and secondary metabolism of nematodes. [view listing]

10 May 2016: A postdoctoral fellowship is available to study the genetics of orchid semiochemical biosynthesis at the Research School of Biology in the Australian National University. [view listing]

9 May 2016: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is seeking an early-career scientist to lead a research group in chemically-mediated interactions. [view listing]

1 May 2016: The Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna is seeking applicants to manage a biochemistry laboratory. [view listing]

11 April 2016: Please note that the deadline to submit abstracts to the 2016 ISCE/ALAEQ joint meeting is April 17th! More information is available at the meeting website.

5 April 2016: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is offering three postdoctoral positions to study the ecology of Nicotiana attenuata. [view listing]

4 April 2016: Three PhD positions in chemical ecology are available at the University of Neuchâtel in the group of Ted Turlings. [view listing]

22 March 2016: A position is available with the Hay and Kubanek labs at Georgia Tech to manage research in chemical ecology, drug discovery, and microbial ecology in coral reefs. [view listing]

14 March 2016: A postdoctoral position is available with the Wasserberg lab at UNC-Greensboro to study semiochemicals involved in sand fly oviposition. [view listing]

9 March 2016: A research professorship is available to study the pheromones of vertebrate animals in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech University. [view listing]

27 February 2016: The first symposium of Tephritid Workers of Asia, Australia, and Oceania, including a session dedicated to chemical ecology, will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur during 15-18 August 2016. [view meetings]

25 February 2016: The Erbilgin and Cahill laboratories at the University of Alberta are seeking a doctoral student to study how soil fungi affect tree chemical resistance to insect pests. [view listing]

23 February 2016: Please visit the facebook page of the 2016 ISCE meeting for current news and information about our upcoming conference in Iguazu Falls, Brazil!

18 February 2016: A research position is available with the USDA-ARS in Miami, Florida, to develop semiochemical-based trapping and control systems for invasive insect pests. [view listing]

16 February 2016: The Department of Biology at John Carroll University invites applicants across all fields of biology for a postdoctoral teaching fellowship. [view listing]

14 February 2016: The Department of Entomology at Michigan State University invites applicants for a tenure-track position in insect physiology and chemical ecology. [view listing]

13 February 2016: The first issue of the 2016 ISCE newsletter is available, and voting is open for the 2016 officer election. Please log into your account to vote.

10 February 2016: Reminder to all members that student travel awards to the 2016 conference are due on 22 February 2016. [view award info]

4 February 2016: A postdoctoral position is available to study chemoreceptor function in the red flour beetle at the USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research. [view listing]

26 January 2016: A postdoctoral position is available at Fujian Agriculture and Forest University to study chemically mediated plant-insect interactions. [view listing]

14 January 2016: A postdoctoral position is available to study the chemical ecology of Drosophila in the Division of Chemical Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. [view listing]

13 January 2016: The Groot lab at the University of Amsterdam is seeking a doctoral student to investigate pheromone signaling in the noctuid moth Heliothis virescens. [view listing]

12 January 2016: Several opportunities for MS and PhD students are available at Macquarie University to study the chemical ecology of tephritid fruit flies. [view listing]

1 January 2016: ISCE member and former president Dr. Thomas Baker delivered the Entomological Society of America’s Founder’s Memorial Award Lecture honoring Dr. Harry Shorey, a pioneer of pheromone biology. [view lecture]

14 December 2015: The website of the 32nd annual meeting of the ISCE is now available!

17 November 2015: Real IPM UK is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to aid in developing an improved attractant for spotted wing Drosophila. [view listing]

9 November 2015: Several research fellowships in chemical ecology are available through the government of India. [view listing]

6 November 2015: The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in sensory ecology. [view listing]

4 November 2015: A PhD position is jointly available with Acadia University and Dalhousie University to study the chemical ecology of Varroa mites. [view listing]

30 October 2015: The Jena School for Microbial Communication invites applications for several doctoral research positions, including projects involving chemical ecology of microbes. [view listing]

21 October 2015: The plant volatiles group in the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences at West Virginia University invites applications for a PhD position in plant biology, genetics and biochemistry. [view listing]

21 October 2015: The Department of Biology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, invites applications for an assistant professorship in ethnobotany. [view listing]

19 October 2015: The Lindroth lab at the University of Wisconsin is seeking a graduate student to study how genotypic variation in aspen can influence foliar insect communities. [view listing]

8 October 2015: The USDA-ARS in Albany, California is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study chemical interactions between pollinators and floral microbes. [view listing]

4 October 2015: The third issue of the 2015 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

24 September 2015: The College of Agriculture at Purdue University invites applications from basic scientists for eight tenure-track assistant professorships in fundamental plant biology. [view listing]

11 September 2015: Rothamsted Research is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study the semiochemistry of a range of economically important pest insects. [view listing]

8 September 2015: A postdoctoral position is available in the Cardé lab at the University of California Riverside to study pheromone communication in Helicoverpa zea and H. armigera. [view listing]

13 August 2015: Twelve doctoral research positions are available with the Leibniz ScienceCampus InfectoOptics and the Jena School for Microbial Communication. [view listing]

4 August 2015: Four PhD positions are available in the graduate program of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, with focus on the evolutionary and behavioral consequences of interactions among plants, herbivores, microbes, and the environment. Deadline extended to 11 September. [view listing]

30 July 2015: The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is seeking applicants for four open rank professorships in oceanography, marine physiology, and polar, earth, and planetary science. [view listing]

4 July 2015: The FARCE group at the University of Neuchâtel is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study plant-mediated interactions in the rhizosphere in order to develop novel methods to apply entomopathogenic nematodes against root pests. [view listing]

8 June 2015: The University of Neuchâtel is seeking to appoint a Full or Assistant Professor in bioanalytical chemistry, with expertise in chemical ecology and the chemistry of natural products. [view listing]

2 June 2015: The Choe lab at the University of California, Riverside is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop novel baits for control of Argentine ants. [view listing]

1 June 2015: The second issue of the 2015 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

7 May 2015: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati to study how olfactory systems adapt to different environments. [view listing]

5 May 2015: A position is available through Sogn & Fjordane University College and Rutgers University for a PhD student to study inducible defense genes in bilberry. [view listing]

28 April 2015: The Behavioral Ecology Group at the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study the ability of marine mammals to communicate through chemical cues. [view listing]

31 May 2015: The Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich seeks a project leader to manage research into identification, synthesis and use of semiochemicals and pheromones. [view listing]

15 April 2015: A postdoctoral position is available at the USDA-ARS Imported Fire Ant and Household Insect Research Unit to study chemical ecology of fire ants. [view listing]

30 March 2015: The Erb Laboratory at the University of Bern is seeking a doctoral student to study the chemical interactions among maize, corn rootworm, and entomopathogenic nematodes. [view listing]

4 March 2015: The 2015-6 ISCE elections are underway! Please review the candidates in the first issue of the 2015 newsletter and then click here to cast your ballot.

3 March 2015: A postdoctoral research position is available with the Pheromone Group at Lund University to study the chemical ecology of clover weevils. [view listing]

2 March 2015: Postdoctoral fellowships are available to study chemical signals and disease at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. [view listing]

28 February 2015: A postdoctoral position is available in the Kubanek lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology to study molecular mechanisms that organisms use to sense chemical signals in the environment. [view listing]

24 February 2015: The graduate course in chemical ecology (ICE15) will be held in Alnarp, Sweden from June 8-19, 2015. Please visit the course website for more information and contacts for registration.

19 February 2015: A postdoctoral research position is available at King Saud University to study the chemical ecology of red palm weevil. [view listing]

12 February 2015: The Jena School for Microbial Communication invites applications for fourteen doctoral research fellowships. [view listing]9 January 2015: Congratulations to ISCE member and former president Jeremy McNeil, who has been named to the Order of Canada, the second highest civilian honor in that country.

31 December 2014: The Department of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University requests applications for a tenure-track professorship in plant-insect interactions and chemical ecology. [view listing]

15 December 2014: A postdoctoral position is available in the Ali lab at Michigan State University to investigate plant-insect-nematode interactions. [view listing]

17 November 2014: The Teale lab at the State University of New York is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to identify chemical attractants of an invasive parasitic fly in the Galapagos. [view listing]

4 November 2014: A postdoctoral position is available through the Sophia Agrobiotech Institute and the Chemical Institute of Nice to study the chemical ecology of plant/parasitoid interactions. [view listing]

29 October 2014: A postdoctoral position is available with the USDA ARS Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory to study the chemical ecology and management of the brown marmorated stink bug. [view listing]

24 October 2014: The Lindroth and Kruger labs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are seeking a PhD student to study the chemical ecology of herbivore defense in aspen trees. [view listing]

3 October 2014: The third issue of the 2014 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

2 October 2014: Purdue University invites applications for five assistant professor positions in plant biology and molecular agriculture. [view listing]

18 September 2014: The Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University seeks applicants for an assistant professorship in the biochemistry of plant pathogenesis. [view listing]

8 September 2014: A photo gallery is now available for the 2014 ISCE-CSiV meeting in Champaign-Urbana, USA. Thanks to ISCE member Jeremy McNeil for his photographic contribution!

29 August 2014: The Department of Biology at the University of Louisville invites applications for a tenure-track position in chemical ecology at the assistant professor level. [view listing]

8 August 2014: The Faculty of Biology/Chemistry at the University of Osnabrück is seeking an internationally recognized individual with research focus in chemical ecology. [view listing]

1 August 2014: The 3rd Congress of ALAEQ (Latin American Association of Chemical Ecologists) will be held in Bogotá, Colombia, from November 18-21, 2014. Further information may be found at the official meeting website.

30 June 2014: The University of Neuchâtel, in partnership with CABI Europe-Switzerland, is launching a Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management in March 2015. The masters focuses on agriculture in developing countries. Please visit the website for information on the program and available scholarships.

20 June 2014: The second issue of the 2014 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

11 June 2014: A full time Assistant/Associate Research Entomologist or Chemical Ecologist position is available in the R&D Department of Sterling International, Inc. [view listing]

20 May 2014: A postdoctoral fellowship is available immediately at l’Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI) for research on the pheromones of subterranean termites. [view listing]

7 May 2014: The Zarbin lab at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to study synthetic chemistry and the chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions. [view listing]

6 May 2014: The ICE3 initiative at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is recruiting postdocs in three projects involving the chemical ecology of oviposition and host selection. [view listing]

23 April 2014: The 3rd International Glucosinolate Conference will be held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 12-15 October 2014. Please visit the meeting website for more information.

16 April 2014: The 27th International Conference on Polyphenols & 8th Tannin Conference will take place September 2-6, 2014 in Nagoya, Japan. For more information, please visit the conference web site.

15 April 2014: The University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, is seeking applicants to head the biochemistry laboratory in the Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution. [view listing]

18 March 2014: The first issue of the 2014 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

19 February 2014: The Jena School for Microbial Communication invites applications for 9 doctoral researcher positions. [view listing]

11 February 2014: The Schal lab at North Carolina State University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study insect semiochemistry, including oviposition attractants for mosquitoes and sand flies. [view listing]

6 February 2014: The Department of Biology at Kalamazoo College is seeking candidates specialized in plant biology, entomology, or plant-insect interactions for a 1-year visiting professorship. [view listing]

30 January 2014: The Jean-Marie Delwart Foundation is accepting nominations for the Within and Between Plant Communication award, a $10,000 prize recognizing individual or collective works of science. For further information, please view the award announcement.

29 January 2014: The Bio-Protection Research Centre of New Zealand is seeking a PhD student to study the suitability of using biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for improved border biosecurity. [view listing]

20 January 2014: The Department of Biology at Lund University will host the Sensory Ecology course from 21 September – 4 October 2014. For more information, please visit the course website.

19 January 2014: The group of Dr. Gerrit Joop at Giessen University is recruiting two doctoral students for projects involving secretions and chemical defenses of insects. [view listing]

13 January 2014: We are pleased to announce the Early Career Award in Chemical Ecology, which will be awarded annually to an emerging leader in chemical ecology and honor cutting-edge research that will influence the future direction of the field. The award is intended for researchers within 8 years of obtaining their PhD and the awardee will present a lecture at the annual ISCE conference. Further information regarding the award and nomination procedures are available in the Early Career Award section.

10 January 2014: ISCE is now accepting applicants for student travel awards to the 2014 International Chemical Ecology Conference! Applicants must be graduate students or early-career postdoctoral researchers and members of the society. Further information and application materials are available in our student awards section.

9 December 2013: Congratulations to ISCE member and former president Paulo Zarbin, who has been awarded the National Prize on Chemical Ecology at the recent Brazilian Meeting on Chemical Ecology!

4 December 2013: The Center for Chemical Ecology at Pennsylvania State University will be hosting a short course in insect chemical ecology (ICE 14) that will be conducted from June 1-15, 2014. For registration and further information, please visit the course website.

2 December 2013: The third ISCE newsletter of 2013 is now online and available for viewing!

5 November 2013: A postdoctoral position is available through the University of Neuchâtel to study consequences of parasitoid-mediated apparent competition between herbivores of maize and lima bean in Mexico. [view listing]

4 November 2013: The Biology Department of Notre Dame of Maryland University proposes to hire a full-time, tenure-track, associate professor with a specialty as an ecological biochemist. [view listing]

1 October 2013: The Jena School for Microbial Communication invites applications for 11 doctoral researcher fellowships on several topics in Natural and Life Sciences. [view listing]

17 September 2013: The program guide and abstracts from the 2013 International Chemical Ecology Conference are now available online from our list of past meetings.

4 September 2013: Two postdoctoral positions are available at the University of Copenhagen to study the structures, evolution, and ecological significance of saponins produced by cruciferous plants. [view listing]

30 August 2013: A postdoctoral position is available in the Williamson laboratory at UC Davis to investigate the chemicals mediating root-knot nematode targeting to host roots [view listing].

29 August 2013: A postdoctoral position is open in the labs of Joanne Yew and Antónia Monteiro to study the type and spatial distribution of cuticular lipids on the wings of seasonal polyphenic Bicyclus anynana butterflies [view listing].

30 July 2013: The Department of Chemistry at Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Organic Chemistry [view listing].

22 July 2013: The second issue of the 2013 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

22 July 2013: The Erbilgin lab at the University of Alberta is seeking a doctoral student to study how the chemical defenses of jack pine affect colonization by mountain pine beetle [view listing].

3 July 2013: The Gordon Research Conference on Plant Volatiles will be held in Ventura, CA from 26-31 January, 2014. For more information, please visit the official website.

18 June 2013: A postdoctoral research position is available in the laboratory of Jules Silverman to study cockroach behavioral and nutritional ecology. [view listing]

7 May 2013: The first issue of the 2013 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online!

24 April 2013: Congratulations to member and former ISCE president Jerrold Meinwald, who has been awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry for his pioneering work leading to the establishment of the field of chemical ecology!

19 April 2013: The Jena School for Microbial Communication invites applications for twelve doctoral researcher positions, spanning a wide variety of topics in natural and life sciences. [view listing]

15 April 2013: The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), a longtime target of chemical ecology research, is now the first major forest pest to enter the genomic era. Information on the draft genome is available in the journal Genome Biology.

7 March 2013: ISCE is now accepting applicants for student travel awards to the 2013 International Chemical Ecology Conference! Applicants must be graduate students or early-career postdoctoral researchers and members of the society. Further information and application materials are available in our student awards section.

4 March 2013: CABI and the University of Neuchatel are seeking a doctoral student to study how host suitability of the weevil Ceutorhynchus cardariae is influenced by secondary plant chemistry [view listing].

14 February 2013: The international graduate course “Semiochemicals in pest control and conservation biology” will be held in Lund, Sweden from 5-15 November, 2013. Please visit the course website for further details.

6 January 2013: A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Drs. Thomas Kursar and Phyllis Coley to analyze secondary metabolites of the tropical tree genus Inga. [view listings]

21 December 2012: The Division of Chemical Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is seeking a professor of chemical ecology with emphasis on disease vectors. Additionally, the university has extended its application deadline for two postdoctoral positions focusing on how host plant volatiles mediate attraction in the cotton leaf worm, Spodoptera littoralis. [view listings]

16 December 2012: Congratulations to ISCE member and former president Walter Leal for his recent election to the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

7 December 2012: The third issue of the 2012 ISCE newsletter is published and available for viewing online! Please click here to view, or visit our newsletter archives.

15 November 2012:A reminder to all our members that the meeting of the Latin American Association of Chemical Ecology (ALAEQ) will be held in Argentina from December 2-6. For more information, please view the meeting website.

14 November 2012:The Department of Entomology at Cornell University is seeking an Assistant Professor to develop a research program on the ecology of soil arthropods [view listing].

30 October 2012:New! Search the membership of the ISCE by name, institution, or country. Click here or select under the Membership tab.

28 October 2012:A postdoctoral position is available in the Schal lab at North Carolina State University. Research will focus on semiochemicals of insects, including sex and aggregation pheromones of cockroaches and bed bugs, and oviposition attractants in mosquitoes and sand flies. [view listing]

21 October 2012:An assistantship is available in the Sorensen lab at the University of Minnesota to support a PhD student interested in the role of chemical cues and pheromones in the movement patterns, orientation and chemical ecology of fishes. [view listing]

8 October 2012:The University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, invites applications for a position of Assistant Professor in Medical Entomology. The appointee is expected to establish a research program in parasite-vector-host interactions with emphasis on mechanisms involved in host location, acceptance, and feeding. [view listing]

21 September 2012:The Schiestl lab at the Institute of Systematic Botany/University of Zürich is seeking a half-time technical assistant to conduct lab work, instruct students, and assist with field work. [view listing]

12 September 2012:A reminder to our members that the Gordon Research Conference on Plant-Herbivore Interactions (Feb. 24 – Mar. 1, 2013, in Ventura, California, USA) is accepting applications for attendance.

10 September 2012: Congratulations to Professor John Pickett, who was awarded a Certificate of Distinction at the recent International Congress of Entomology.

7 September 2012: The ISCE has launched a new website! For comments and questions about the new site design, please contact webmaster (at) chemecol.org.

6 September 2012: A reminder to our members that the IOBC/WPRS Working Group, “Pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated production”, will host a conference on semiochemicals in Bursa, Turkey from October 1-5, 2012. See the meeting website for further details.

24 August 2012:A postdoctoral fellowship is available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, Sweden, to study chemical ecology of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. [view listing]

22 August 2012:A postdoctoral position is available in the Cardé lab at the University of California, Riverside to study the semiochemically-mediated orientation of female mosquitoes. [view listing]

15 June 2012:We are pleased to announce that ICE-12, the international chemical ecology workshop, will be held from November 26 through December 7 at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany. Please view this announcement (PDF format) for more details.

14 June 2012: The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) in Jena, Germany, invites applications for 6 PhD fellowships focusing on the exploration of ecological interactions with molecular and chemical techniques. Fellowships begin in January 2013; please visit the IMPRS website for more details. (position closed)

11 June 2012: A postdoctoral position is available in the Salminen lab (University of Turku, Finland) to study the distribution and ecological relevance of polyphenols in plants. (position closed)

9 May 2012: The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany invites applications for a postdoctoral position in plant-microbe interactions in the Department of Molecular Ecology. (position closed)

26 April 2012:Expressions of interest are sought for a PhD opportunity to study the environmental behavior of fruit fly lures in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. (position closed)

26 April 2012:The Department of Biology at Lund University (Lund, Sweden) is seeking applicants for positions of Professor and Senior Lecturer in animal physiology. (position closed)

25 March 2012:International members may now renew membership through credit card. Please visit the membership page to renew!